26 Sep 1877
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1877
Page
1
A verse recounts children gathering fruit, shells, and hay as a mother sings. The poem celebrates humble toil and foresees future rulers arising from the little brown handed children. Printed in the Indianapolis Herald.
A poor man Towtas marries a peddler’s daughter by gathering manna. After wealth and danger, a beggar’s gift yields a ring that grants instant travel and endless gold. Towtas returns home with treasures from goblet to harp, but the ring is lost to the lord’s daughter. He regains them through horns and apples, finally marrying the lord’s daughter and hiding the fairy wealth at Ballytowtas.
A so called fire test by medium Mrs Suydam at Eagle Hall drew skeptics and believers alike. She endured near red hot lamp flames on her arms for minutes while in trance and emitted a strange vocalization as witnesses debated whether a protective film or chemical factors prevented burning. Dr Thayer noted no actual burns though skin showed smoke exposure and later tests by F H Butler burned his own hairs.
American manufacturers produce dress novelties such as feathered fringes and damasse fabrics for the coming season. Long polonaises favor minimal trimming with double trains and flowing skirts. The Sapphire jacket and Habit basque appear, while bangles and charms dominate jewelry, and lingerie and lace trim gain popularity. A Rochester newsboy humor note ends with a Sleeping Beauty placard on a drunk man.
A man alleging he is Edwin Forrest's nephew moves to contest the will, arguing and presenting his family ties as the basis for a challenge to the deceased tragedian's estate.
Ohio General Assembly proposes a judicial overhaul by amending articles four and eleven to create District Courts and modify Common Pleas. The measure would replace existing Probate Courts, set district boundaries, specify judge terms, and transfer records to new courts with a November 1877 ballot.
The Malays trap a mud bed rhinoceros and burn him to death by piling combustible material over the animal. The heat bakes the mud and prevents escape, a method linked by a recent mastodon find to ancient savages who disposed of remains similarly.
In Maine vendors empty eggs and fill shells with whisky. The price is one dollar and a half per dozen eggs sold.
The remark argues that possessing a bust or likeness does not prove artistry. A person may be celebrated or defined by status or appearance without true sculpting skill or achievements.
Frank Buckland reports from Coventry Street on James Swan's aquatic act in London. Swan handles several four to six foot crocodiles, grabs a large snapping turtle, and performs underwater feats with a boa constrictor while writing on a slate. The piece notes the spectacle delights audiences and suggests aquaria could showcase crocodiles as graceful swimmers, with temperature considerations for tanks.
The piece portrays Brigham Young as a portly, plain man with steel blue eyes and a commanding yet sincere presence. It notes his frequent tobacco use, occasional whisky, simple diet, disciplined routine, and ability to persuade in council and pulpit through perceived heartfelt conviction.
The Makarioff Fair at Nijni Novgorod on the Volga in July and August shows almost no business this year. Large stone pavilions with over three thousand shops are mostly vacant. Cereals, cotton, and wool attract buyers, while overall transactions have fallen for years.
The Potter Journal reports farmers in parts of Pennsylvania have observed thrush birds not only eating potato bugs but also gradually eradicating the pest from their fields.
A string of short items recalls Dariel Warn’s death at 110 on his Virginia farm, Richmond’s famed barber who shaved Lafayette, lynching delays for a cigar, a San Antonio bar owner’s collecting habit, a Baltimore duel skip, Emerson’s age and speech, E. L. Davenport’s death blamed on a quack doctor, stamp-collection riches in Europe, a West End party misdirection, Joaquin Miller’s truthfulness, a French court sentence for M. Gambetta, Mapleson resisting top-rate singers, and the fading male-line descendants of many literary figures.
A Free Press reporter recalls Justice Comstock’s office in Detroit and a humorous anecdote about a well-to-do Detroiter who overindulged in succotash. The tale follows the doctor’s bill, a sequence of checks, and a legal standoff over the final five dollar amount.
The Deacon asks his doctor which people die the happiest. The physician notes few deaths but says those who die by hanging seem to reach happiness in their final moments. The exchange is framed as a paradoxical truism.
A careful, unassuming citizen, John Cain is pressured by politicians to run for office. They pressure him with gifts and liquor, and he ends up indebting himself to fund a campaign. On election day Cain loses, despite promises and crowds, ending with his wife lamenting that John Cain is a perpendicular idiot.
Tue Rev Dr H M Osborn of Ron dout faces accusations of telling a sensational Methodist class story about Brother Snyder. The tale claims Snyder saved a hymn-book lost at sea when a shark was cut open, with the book later found sparkling in sunlit remains. He says the hymn-book and written record are at Middleton University in Conn.
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates: legal and transient ads at $1.00 per square for first insertion, 50 cents for each additional. yearly reductions apply. Business cards up to six lines priced at $6.00 per year.
The piece muses on scale and value, asking if greatness or beauty would hold if altered in size and form. It extols the power, gentleness, and resolve of women, pairing imagery of strength with tenderness and noting the enduring influence of the woman’s path.
A collage of light verse and quips from papers like the Detroit Free Press and New York World. Jokes touch on Brigham Young, a fashionable clergyman, a pennyworth of starch, and a moral about looking before you squeak. A poem closes with persistence of the sunrise.
Treasurers DuBochet of Louisiana says Nelson Jordan, a former slave in his family for seventy six years, is now a 116 year old man. Jordan, raised in Virginia, allegedly saved 3000 dollars, grows three acres of corn, tends a garden, gathers driftwood, and mends his own clothes on the plantation.
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